Thought on Miss Nikki Giovanni's speech

I was enlightened by Nikki Giovanni’s speech last week at EHS.  I was thinking about it, and she has really opened my eyes.  She spoke about the life of an English professor at Virginia Tech and how difficult of a challenge it is being a writer.  You have to be extremely focused and dedicated as well.  Even though it may be time consuming, you always have to stay on task and be able to handle all of the constructive criticism.  She also spoke about her recent children’s book called, “Rosa”.  Even though it was a children’s book, it told a great story of about how one event changed American History.  She illustrated how Rosa Parks who was a good friend of hers didn’t give into segregation, and made a huge difference in our lives.

            Nikki Giovanni really went in depth with describing how bad segregation was back in the day.  She knew many loved ones who were killed by gangs that favored racism.  It was bad that some people didn’t want to open their eyes and see that segregation wasn’t right.  But from the help of some very strong African-Americans such as Martin Luther King, and Rosa Parks have made a big difference in our lives.  I was amazed at how Mrs. Nikki Giovanni portrayed it in a small children’s book.  She wrote a great book, and I am now inspired to strive to become a writer some day.